Gardens to host 2014 Games festival
DAWYCK Botanic Gardens will provide the setting for events taking place as part of the nationwide Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games cultural programme, which was unveiled this week.During summer 2014,...
View ArticleGroup established in wake of last year’s flooding
LAST summer’s floods in the Borders has prompted 10 Scottish councils and key agencies to join together to plan for extreme weather and the impact of climate change.It is hoped that better planning...
View ArticleSparkling success for cleaning chemical firm
A batch of new contracts has given R.P. Adam an £800,000 boost and will help create new jobs, both at its Selkirk factory and in the field.The agreements mean the firm’s cleaning chemical products will...
View ArticleDemanding times for council finance boss
The council’s chief financial officer has said the local authority is facing increasingly “challenging” financial pressures.David Robertson made the comment in the local authority’s annual unaudited...
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woolerAt their weekly Primestock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 1,640 lambs, 19 hoggs and young sheep and 160 ewes.Larger numbers and the heat wave against the sheep trade...
View ArticleBorders families celebrate birth of babies alongside Royal family
Three Borders babies will share their birthdays with the new Prince of Cambridge.The trio of boys were born yesterday morning in Borders General Hospital, just hours before the son of Prince William...
View ArticleFlood alert warning for Borders with further heavy rain today
The Borders is currently under a flood alert after a night of torrential rain, and thunder and lightning. A spokesman for the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) said: “The initial band of...
View ArticleCar found on fire in Galashiels
Police say a car which was discovered alight overnight in Galashiels was not due to the lightning storm, but rather an electrical fault.The vehicle was found on fire at 3am this morning at Kirkbrae. A...
View Article2013 Kelso Civic Week trophy winners
The prizewinners from Kelso Civic Week’s eight fun-filled days are as follows:Saturday - Civic Week Tennis Challenge (under 16): Gregor Welsh; (over 16): Maggie Stewart; D. Lombardi Cup for five-a-side...
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CADDONFOOTChurchThe first of four country evening worships was held in Caddonfoot Church on Sunday. The service was led by Paul Goode, of Earlston, who was joined by Marion Stirling (Old Parish and St...
View ArticleKim flags up Scotland in Denmark
Riding enthusiast Kim Peters from Bowhill Stables, near Selkirk, has been flying the flag for Scotland in Denmark.She was heavily involved when the Danish Tilters were in the Borders in May, helping to...
View ArticleHoming in on child poverty
A report has highlighted the fact that children are living in what has been decreed to be poverty . We can regularly watch our television screens and witness the emaciated bodies and the hollow, sunken...
View ArticleEight months for beauty salon break-in
A drug addict who broke into a Jedburgh beauty salon was jailed for eight months at the town’s sheriff court last Friday.Steven Frater was found crouching behind the cash register at Body Beautiful...
View ArticleJailed for Hawick taxi driver attack
A man who attacked a taxi driver in Hawick, breaking two of his teeth, was jailed for two years at Selkirk Sheriff Court, pictured, on Monday.Jamie Whigham, 26, described as a prisoner in Edinburgh,...
View ArticleQuango defends role despite jobs freeze
The role of Scottish Enterprise in the Borders has been questioned after a report showed its employment scheme only created 24 jobs last year.While more than £43million was handed out to 118 Scottish...
View ArticleHorse death after Gattonside crash
A horse has been killed after it collided with a car on the B6360 road near Gattonside on Friday.Both the driver of the car and the Galashiels rider were treated for shock, but the horse was put down...
View ArticleVeterans prepare to lay-up Colours on Minden Day
More than 600 veterans of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers will march behind their Colours on Thursday before they are laid up at the regimental museum in Berwick Barracks.The KOSB, founded in 1689,...
View ArticlePROPERTY OF THE WEEK
Having been significantly enhanced and extended under the current long-standing ownership of more than 30 years, Shawburn is a much-admired and cherished family property.Well situated in an...
View ArticleDust – the bird’s cold shower
To tidy up a loose end from a couple of weeks ago, the spotted flycatchers nesting in the roof gutter managed to fledge successfully. They were extremely lucky that it never rained during their stay.At...
View ArticleCordial invitation to forage for drinks
In the immortal words – no, immortal word – of that cantankerous Craggy Island resident, Father Jack: “Drink!”. The hedgerows are blooming and it’s time to wade towards them through waist-deep grass to...
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